S1 E1 • What's The Doomsday Seed Vault Really For?

Première diffusion : 29 juin 2015

S1 E2 • The Sundial That Works 24 Hours A Day

Première diffusion : 1 juillet 2015

S1 E3 • How To Visit Svalbard

Première diffusion : 2 juillet 2015

S1 E4 • The Islands Where Guns are Required

Première diffusion : 3 juillet 2015

S1 E5 • The World's Largest Indoor Waterpark

Première diffusion : 20 juillet 2015

S1 E6 • Containing the Worst Nuclear Disaster in History: Chernobyl\'s New Confinement Structure

Première diffusion : 27 juillet 2015

S1 E7 • How to Visit Chernobyl

Première diffusion : 29 juillet 2015

S1 E8 • Radioactive Bananas in Chernobyl

Première diffusion : 28 juillet 2015

S1 E9 • The Russian Woodpecker of Chernobyl: How To See Over The Horizon

Première diffusion : 31 juillet 2015

S1 E10 • Archimedes and a Boat Lift: the Falkirk Wheel

S1 E11 • The Strange St Pauli Elbtunnel

S1 E12 • 700 Flavours of Soda Pop: Galco\'s in Los Angeles

S1 E13 • Why Wuppertal\'s Suspended Monorail Wasn\'t The Future Of Travel

S1 E14 • The Second Largest Freezer in Norway

S1 E15 • Inside A Satellite Clean Room

S1 E16 • Driving Through Russia Without A Visa: The Saatse Boot

S1 E17 • The Not-Quite-Robots That Help Fix Fusion Reactors

S1 E18 • The Most Dangerous Stretch of Water in the World: The Strid at Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire

S1 E19 • The Strangest Elevator In Italy: the Ascensore Castello d\'Albertis-Montegalletto, Genoa

S1 E20 • The Bus Replacement Rail Service (yes, that\'s the right way round)

S1 E21 • The Scientifically Inaccurate Dinosaurs That Must Stay That Way

S1 E22 • The Fake-British Ghost Town In China: Thames Town

S1 E23 • Listening for Nuclear Tests at the Top of the World

S1 E24 • The Town Where Wi-Fi Is Banned: The Green Bank Telescope and the Quiet Zone

S1 E25 • Pod Cars of the Past and Future: The Morgantown PRT

S1 E26 • The World\'s Most Dangerous Path Isn\'t So Dangerous Any More

S1 E27 • Arson as a Christmas Tradition: The Gävle Goat

S1 E28 • Stopping a Disastrous Plan with Science: the Bay Model

S1 E29 • The Confusing Borders of Lake Constance

S1 E30 • Elia: The World\'s Most Frustrating Work of Art

S1 E31 • Inside YouTube\'s Mixed Reality VR Lab

S1 E32 • The Beer Pipeline of Bruges

S1 E33 • The World\'s Most Powerful Tidal Current: the Saltstraumen Maelstrom

S1 E34 • The Poison Garden of Alnwick

S1 E35 • The Museum of Failure

S1 E36 • An Elevator That Actually Goes Sideways

S1 E37 • A Nuclear Waste Dump You Can Walk On: Weldon Spring, Missouri

S1 E38 • Rotary Jails and Accidental Amputations

S1 E39 • The Reaction Ferries of Basel: What Have We Missed?

S1 E40 • Why California\'s Musical Road Sounds Terrible

S1 E41 • The Story of Salvation Mountain

S1 E42 • The Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet Secure

S1 E43 • The German Town That\'s Literally Breaking Apart

S1 E44 • Controlling An Airport From 80 Miles Away

London City Airport's getting a new control tower: but it's just going to be a large mast with 14 high-definition cameras on it. The actual tower will be 80 miles away, in the headquarters of NATS near Swanwick. It feels questionable: but is it? Thanks to all the team at NATS: you can find out more about the new tower here: https://www.nats.aero/services/airports/digital-remote-towers/ Edited by Michelle Martin, @mrsmmartin London camera by Matt Gray, http://mattg.co.uk I'm at http://tomscott

Première diffusion : 29 janvier 2018

S1 E45 • The European City Centre With No Street Names

In the Quadratestadt of Mannheim, Germany, the streets aren't named: instead, the blocks are. It's an exception to a rule that most people don't even think about — especially not mapping companies. (Thanks to João Correia for sending me this idea back in 2015!) I'm at http://tomscott.com on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tomscott on Facebook at http://facebook.com/tomscott and on Snapchat and Instagram as tomscottgo

Première diffusion : 19 février 2018

S1 E46 • The 1940s Mermaid Show That's Still Pulling Crowds

In Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Florida, there's a mermaid show -- and there has been for 70 years. It's one of the United States' oldest roadside attractions, and it still does three shows a day. At least, provided the local wildlife doesn't get in the way. Weeki Wachee Springs State Park: https://weekiwachee.com/ Their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/weekiwacheesprings Articles on the mermaid auditions: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/weeki-wachee-springs-state-park-is-hold

Première diffusion : 26 mars 2018

S1 E47 • The US President's Bulletproof Railcar

US Car Number 1, the Ferdinand Magellan, sits in the Gold Coast Railway Museum in Miami. It's 120 tonnes of bulletproof, armoured railcar: a train carriage designed to move the President of the United States around the country in safety and style. At least, it was, until other transport came along to do a better job. Thanks to all the team at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum: they're at http://www.gcrm.org/, or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GoldCoastRailroad/ ! [looks like their main si

Première diffusion : 2 avril 2018

S1 E48 • A Town Called Asbestos

In Quebec, Canada, there's a town called Asbestos. It's an alarming name, one that conjures up images of lung disease and mesothelioma. So now that the town's asbestos mine, once the largest asbestos mine in the world, has closed... why haven't they changed the name? Dr Jessica van Horssen's book, "A Town Called Asbestos", was invaluable for my research. Its ISBN is 9780774828420, and it can be ordered from most libraries and bookstores. Her five-part YouTube series starts here: https://www.yo

Première diffusion : 21 mai 2018

S1 E49 • The US-Canada Border Splits This Road Down The Middle

Rue Canusa (or Canusa Avenue) is a street that's split in two by a border: the northern part is in Stanstead, Canada, and the southern part is in Derby Line, USA — and border crossings here aren't as easy as they used to be. Edited by Michelle Martin (@mrsmmartin) I'm at http://tomscott.com on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tomscott on Facebook at http://facebook.com/tomscott and on Snapchat and Instagram as tomscottgo

Première diffusion : 28 mai 2018

S1 E50 • The Town That Was Burned for Science: Aultsville

Thanks to Betty from Articulations! Go see her video on the ISO Standard Exit Sign here: https://youtu.be/i5uSlAw8U9s - and pull down this description for links to all her sources. The St Lawrence Burns were a series of deliberate fires in the soon-to-be-demolished village of Aultsville, Ontario, which was due to be flooded to make way for the St Lawrence Seaway. The results changed the way buildings are constructed around the world, and saved lives. SOURCES: Setting Fires for Science (1958):

Première diffusion : 4 juin 2018